中天竺舍衛國祇洹寺圖經 2.15

2.15

初立戒壇，每有法事，必說《遺教》，於壇西南頭置坐說之。（大梵天王於壇南西階道西，化作鐵莖銀龍銀蓮，蓮花開合轉關道上對欄上，承按高座也。）次明登降壇儀。初十師依位正儀，席地露足，從下層東階上東出，北轉迴南，東遶二重匝了，當佛禮三拜，運想請十方現在諸佛、諸大菩薩、羅漢、聖僧降臨壇上，天龍八部遍滿空中，又請現在三上座行受戒法者，一名豆田那，二名樓至，三名馬蘭那，並是菩薩比丘，原請佛立戒壇結戒受戒者，今並請之，願降臨此。十師却行，取南面上層西階而上，東轉北迴，遶佛匝已，留三上座，於下次坐。其欲受人，將聽《遺教》。維那列下層東階道，頭面西而立。威儀師從上東階下，列向西階道上下層已，即東迴面北，禮佛三拜已，䠒跪聽經竟，取東階却行，接足而下，出戒壇外立。然後維那一一列入，至問遮處，正當東階面北而立。威儀師從上東階接足而下，問遮難已，從下層東階上西迴，從上層西階上東迴，當佛前禮三拜已，東轉北迴，至羯磨師前作白。和已，便喚受戒者，登壇如威儀師法。三上坐前禮已，次禮十師，一一三禮拜。威儀教其乞戒。羯磨者白和，問遮難。白四受戒已，隨次東面䠒跪。餘者受已，總赴至佛前䠒跪，重聽《遺教》已，立修威儀，懃理衣鉢，立待指授。十師從西面北階下南出，東迴正北，佛前禮佛三拜已，新受戒人從東面階下北出，遶壇至南面下層西階下，東迴北面禮佛竟，十師方從下層東階下躡履南出，新受戒者從後而行。而華林間，方令受者在前，十師從後，還所止。

When the ordination platform was first established, whenever there was a ritual, the Bequeathed Teaching was always recited, with a seat set up at the southwest end of the platform to recite it. (West of the south-to-west stair-path of the platform, Mahābrahmā transformed an iron stem, silver dragons, and silver lotuses; on the revolving pathway of opening and closing lotus blossoms, directly opposite the balustrade, they supported the high seat.) Next, the ritual for ascending and descending the platform is explained. First, the ten preceptors assume their correct deportment according to their positions; sitting on the ground with bare feet, they ascend from the eastern stairs of the lower tier and exit to the east, turn north and circle around to the south, and having circled the two tiers twice to the east, they make three prostrations facing the Buddha. They visualize and invite the present Buddhas of the ten directions, all the great bodhisattvas, arhats, and the noble Sangha to descend upon the platform, with the eight classes of devas and nāgas filling the sky. They also invite the three sthaviras who currently conduct the ordination ritual—the first named Doutianna, the second named Louzhi, and the third named Malanna, all of whom are bodhisattva-bhikṣus who originally requested the Buddha to establish the ordination platform, formulate the precepts, and confer ordination—now all are invited, wishing that they descend here. The ten preceptors walk backwards, take the western stairs of the upper tier on the south face and ascend, turn east and circle north, and having circumambulated the Buddha, they leave the three sthaviras to sit next below. Those who wish to receive [the precepts] are about to listen to the Bequeathed Teaching. The karmadāna lines up at the path of the eastern stairs of the lower tier, standing with his face to the west. The master of deportment descends from the upper eastern stairs, and having lined up on the western stair-path and gone up and down the tiers, he immediately turns east facing north, makes three prostrations to the Buddha, kneels on both knees, and listens through the scripture. Taking the eastern stairs, he walks backwards, stepping heel to toe as he descends, and stands outside the ordination platform. Then the karmadāna leads them in one by one; reaching the place where impediments are questioned, he stands directly facing the eastern stairs, looking north. The master of deportment steps heel to toe down from the upper eastern stairs, and having questioned the impediments and obstacles, he ascends from the eastern stairs of the lower tier, turns west, ascends from the western stairs of the upper tier, and turns east. Having made three prostrations before the Buddha, he turns east and circles north, and reaching the front of the karmācārya, he makes the announcement (jñapti). When agreement is reached, he calls the ordinand to ascend the platform according to the rules of the master of deportment. Having prostrated before the three sthaviras, the ordinand next prostrates before the ten preceptors, making three prostrations to each one. The master of deportment instructs him to request the precepts. The karmācārya makes the announcement for harmony and questions the impediments and obstacles. Having received the precepts through the jñapti-caturtha-karman, he kneels on both knees facing east in order. When the others have received [the precepts], all proceed before the Buddha, kneel on both knees, and listen again to the Bequeathed Teaching. Having done so, they stand and cultivate their deportment, carefully arrange their robes and bowls, and stand awaiting instructions. The ten preceptors descend from the northern stairs on the west side and exit to the south, turn east directly north, and make three prostrations before the Buddha. The newly ordained monks descend from the stairs on the east face, exit north, circumambulate the platform to the bottom of the western stairs of the lower tier on the south face, turn east facing north, and finish prostrating to the Buddha. Only then do the ten preceptors descend from the eastern stairs of the lower tier, put on their shoes, and exit to the south, while the newly ordained monks follow behind them. In the midst of the flower groves, they then have the newly ordained proceed in front, while the ten preceptors follow behind, returning to their quarters.